Shoe



Aug.A 17 1926.

Filed July 27, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 o wuc n fo u Aug. 17,1926.

K P. l.. ROYAL ET AL sHoE Filed July 27. 1925 Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PRINCE L. ROYAL AND JOHN W. OVERB'Y, 0F BUFQRD, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOBS T0 BONA ALLE?, INC., OF B'UFORD, GEORGIA, A CORPORATION OF GEORGIA.

SHOE.

Application led July 27, 1925. Serial No. 46,455.

The present invention relates to shoes, and more particularly to the novel construction of shoey and to a novel intermediate sole for application to the shoe.

6 An object of the present inventlon is to provide an intermediate sole which may be incorporated in the shoe structure by a through stitch and which simulates the welt and is also constructed to provide a sealing bead or rib for fitting against the outside of the upper where the same is joined to the sole of the shoe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure of intermediate sole which is skived and constructed to cover and have incorporated therein as a part of the same a .bead or strip to reinforce and hold in raised position a rldge extending about the marglnal edge ortion of the fore art. of the sole to provi e a supporting an sealing member as an integral part of the intermediate sole.

Another object of the invention i's to provide an intermediate sole with an outer edge structure simulating a welt and which is adapted to be stitched or otherwise suitably secured to the out sole in the manner of a welt and an intermediate sole which while simulating a welt may be secured by throu h stitching to the in sole and out sole of a s oe with an inturned edge of the upper therebetween.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a fragmentar. side elevation of the fore part of a shoe, s owing a structure according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section taken through the same substantially on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary upper face view of the vintermediate sole detached and on an enlarged scale.

.- through the modified form of intermediate sole.

Referring to the drawings 10 designates the upper of a shoe, generally, 11 the 1n sole and 12 the out sole, all of which are of conventional form.

According to the present invention an 00 intermediate sole 13 is provided which simulates the in sole 11 with the exception that 1t is of larger dimensions and extends throughout the fore and heel parts of the shoe. The enlargement of the sole 13 is in 05 an edgewise direction, and as shown in Figure 2, provides a welt portion .14 which extends-outwardly beyond the upper 10 and is adapted to be secured by a line of stitching 15 or the like to the out sole 12 in the manner of an ordinary welt. The intermediate sole- 13 is provided with an upper supporting and sea-ling bead or ridge 16 formed as an inherent part of the intermediate sole. As shown in 'Figures 2 and 3, this bead or ridge may be 'formed by skiving the upper portion of the intermediate sole 13 to separate the skin layer 17 therefrom suiciently to double up a bead or ridge 16 in suitably spaced relation to the outer marginal edge of the intermediate sole 13. Beneath this ridge or bead 16 is placed a reinforcing and retaining strip 18 of leather or the like which may be cut from the marginal edge of the intermediate sole 13 and which is embedded in the structure of the intermediate lsole by being encased within the ridge 16 and secured therein by cement' or the like. In the present instance this skiving or separating of the skin 18 may be accomplishedby cutting the intermediate ,sole from its upper face as showin at 19 and working outwardly toward the edge of the intermediate sole to the desired distance :n order to lift the upper layer 17 and pucker or draw the same upwardly into the bead formvdesired. The strip 18 is now inserted in the upwardly puckered portion of the layer 17, and the inner free edge of the layer pressed down against the upper side of the intermediate sole 13 and cemented or otherwise suitably aixed thereto. Of course by this construction the upper surface portion of the intermediate sole 13 is recessed or cut away as at 20, but this part is covered up by the in sole 11 as shown in Figure 2.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5 this upper skin portion 21 of the intermediate sole 13 may be skived or cut from the outer marginal edge of the sole 13 inwardly to the desired point from which the ridge or bead 16 is to be raised. In this case the outer projecting portion of the sol e 13, beyond the upper layer 21, may be cut olf to provide the reinforcing strip- 18. In such case the upper skin portion 21 of the intermediate sole 13 is left uninterrupted Within the bead 16 as shown to yadvantage in Figures 4 and 5.

Intermediate soles of this construction may be manufactured and sold independently of the shoes for incorporation in shoe structures in manufacturing, making repairs and the like. The intermediate sole '13 is merely substituted for the ordinary Welt and the inner sole 11, the intermediate sole 13 and the out sole 12 may be secured together by nailing, stitching or the like as shown at 22 in Figure 2, such fastening means 22 also passing through the inturned edge of the upper 10 so as to secure the upper in its ordinary position between 4the in sole 11 and the out sole 12. It Will be noted that the bead 16 bears against the upper 11 lat its juncture with the intermediate sole 13 and holds the upper in place, imparts a neat finish to the product, and at the same time affords a means for sealing the connection between the upper and the sole to exclude moisture and the like.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only. by the scope of the fol-A lowing claims.

What is claimed is 1. In a. shoe, the combination with an upper, an in sole therein. and an out sole therefor, an intermediate sole arranged between the in sole and the out sole and conforming at its outer marginal edge to the outer marginal edge of the out sole and supporting the inturned edge of the upper, said intermediate sole having an upstanding ridge spaced inwardly from its marginal edge and lying against the outer side of the upper to support and seal the same, securing means extending through all of said soles and through the inturned edge of the upper for uniting all of the same together and a line of stitching simulating a Welt connection extending through the outer marginal edge portions of the intermediate and out soles.

2. An intermedi-ate sole for shoes comprising a flat body portion skived at its upper surface to separate the surface skin from the body part of the sole, said skin portion being crimped upwardly to provide a bead on the upper face of the sole spaced inwardly from its marginal edge, and a reinforcing strip secured within said bead to stiften and support the same.

3. An intermediate sole for shoes comprising a body portion skived at its upper surface to separate the surface skin from the body part of the sole, said skin portion being crimped upwardly to provide a bead on the upper face of the sole spaced inwardly from its marginal edge and for fitting against the outer edge portion of the upper.

` JOHN W. OVERBY. PRINCE L. ROYAL. 

